Keywords:
Musculoskeletal joint, MR, Diagnostic procedure, Trauma
Authors:
I. Nevcev, R. Jovanovic, V. Vasilevska Nikodinovska; Skopje/MK
DOI:
10.1594/essr2016/P-0107
Results
Males are significantly younger (mean 32,1) compared to females (mean 41,6) (p<0,05).
In 60% of the cases ACL lesion was localized at mid third,
in 34.5% in distal third and only 5.5% have a lesion in proximal third.
In 52.7% of the cases the signal intensity changes in PCL was present which is in correlation with lateral compartment cartilage degeneration (p<0.05).
Medial meniscus lesion was present in 45 cases(81.8%),
and most of them was localized at posterior horn (56.4%).
In almost half of the cases lateral meniscus was normal (49.1%),
and when the lesion is present mostly is localized at posterior horn (29,1%).
In most of the cases lateral (67,3%) and medial (74,5%) collateral ligaments were normal,
and when it is present there is fluid along ligaments.
In 81.8% of the cases cartilage was normal.
When cartilage is more degenerate in medial compartment it is more degenerate in lateral compartment as well (p<0,01).
Bone edema was present in 50% of the cases.
In cases with complete ACL lesion significantly more zones of bone contusions are present with Pearson’s Chi square 14,53 (p<0,05) and M-L Chi-square 19,33 (p<0,01).